In what can only be described as widespread, season defining rains for most of Australia’s key cattle regions, these falls (other than those flooded) are going to deliver an exceptional 2025 for many producers and big numbers of cattle.

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Annual average numbers of cattle on feed in Australia have grown from around 623,000 head in the early 2000s to record levels of 1...
Australia’s once strong grass-fed bullock focussed production system has experienced rapid change in the past decade. The 2013-15 ...
A narrowing gap between heavy and light steers, a cyclone-induced cattle slaughter slowdown, an update on the mutton market and a ...
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